流 动 liú dòng to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid 流 淌 liú tǎng to flow 融 通 róng tōng to circulate / to flow (esp. capital) / to intermingle / to merge / to become assimilated 流 泻 liú xiè to flow / to flood 流 to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade 潺 flow / trickle (of water) 洏 to flow (as water or tears) 走 水 zǒu shuǐ to leak / to flow / to catch on fire 流 程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing 流 量 liú liàng flow rate / throughput of passengers / volume of traffic / (hydrology) discharge / data traffic / network traffic / website traffic / mobile data 流 出 liú chū to flow out / to disgorge / to effuse 直 流 zhí liú to flow steadily / direct current (DC) 收 支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure 流 入 liú rù to flow into / to drift into / influx / inflow 游 走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range) 流 向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 源 源 不 断 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom) / an unending stream 透 气 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge 交 汇 jiāo huì variant of 交匯|交汇 / to flow together / confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) / (international) cooperation 客 流 kè liú passenger flow / customer flow 周 转 zhōu zhuǎn to rotate / to circulate (cash, stock etc) / turnover / circulation / cash flow 血 流 xuè liú blood flow 水 量 shuǐ liàng volume of water / quantity of flow 路 况 lù kuàng road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) 横 流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow 回 流 huí liú to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent) 汇 入 huì rù to flow into / to converge (of river) / (computing) to import (data) 截 断 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 倒 流 dào liú to flow backwards / reverse flow 沉 浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes 随 波 逐 流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly 现 金 流 量 xiàn jīn liú liàng cash flow 流 程 图 liú chéng tú flow chart 现 金 流 xiàn jīn liú cash flow 奔 流 bēn liú to flow at great speed / to pour / racing current 外 流 wài liú outflow / to flow out / to drain 一 气 呵 成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go / to flow smoothly 数 据 流 shù jù liú data stream / data flow 车 流 chē liú traffic / rate of traffic flow 热 流 rè liú heat flow / heat flux 源 远 流 长 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then 流 速 liú sù flow speed / rate of flow 源 流 yuán liú (of watercourses) source and direction of flow / origin and development 涓 涓 juān juān a trickle / tiny stream / sluggish / to flow sluggishly 川 流 不 息 chuān liú bù xī the stream flows without stopping (idiom) / unending flow 现 金 流 量 表 xiàn jīn liú liàng biǎo cash flow statement 细 水 长 流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little 节 流 jié liú to control flow / to choke / weir valve / a throttle / a choke 江 流 jiāng liú river / river flow / current 血 流 量 xuè liú liàng blood flow 合 流 hé liú to converge / to flow together / fig. to act alike / to evolve together 流 量 控 制 liú liàng kòng zhì flow control 倾 泄 qīng xiè to cascade down / to flow in torrents / (fig.) outpouring (of emotions) 通 经 tōng jīng conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM) 盲 流 máng liú (PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities / rural migrant without definite prospects / drifter 层 流 céng liú laminar flow 倒 灌 dào guàn to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) / reverse flow / to back up (sewage) 浊 流 zhuó liú turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends 泥 沙 俱 下 ní shā jù xià mud and sand flow together (idiom) / good and bad mingle 紊 流 wěn liú turbulent flow 泻 to flow out swiftly / to flood / a torrent / diarrhea / laxative 朗 朗 上 口 lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song) 岁 月 如 流 suì yuè rú liú the passage of the years / the flow of time 抛 洒 pāo sǎ to drip / to flow out / to sprinkle 土 石 流 tǔ shí liú (Tw) debris flow / mudslide 铁 打 的 衙 门 ， 流 水 的 官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go 湋 to flow back (of water) 漎 a place where small streams flow into a large one 潀 gather / flow into (water) / sound of waters flowing together 密 度 流 mì dù liú density current / geostrophic flow 交 彙 jiāo huì variant of 交匯|交汇 / to flow together / confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) / (international) cooperation 堰 塞 湖 yàn sè hú dammed lake / lake formed by landslip or lava flow 岩 浆 流 yán jiāng liú lava flow 从 谏 如 流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom) / to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors) 旋 流 xuán liú rotating flow 江 迅 jiāng xùn a rushing flow 流 程 表 liú chéng biǎo flow chart 流 变 liú biàn to flow and change / development and change (of society) 液 流 yè liú stream / flow of liquid 溶 岩 流 róng yán liú lava flow 火 山 碎 屑 流 huǒ shān suì xiè liú pyroclastic flow 熔 岩 流 róng yán liú lava flow 癃 闭 lóng bì illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow / (Chinese medicine) / retention of urine 空 气 流 kōng qì liú flow of air / draft 粒 子 流 lì zǐ liú stream of particles / particle flow 肥 水 不 流 外 人 田 féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field / fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb) 随 波 逊 流 suí bō xùn liú to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly 周 转 不 灵 zhōu zhuǎn bù líng to have a cash flow problem 资 本 流 动 zī běn liú dòng capital flow 贴 现 现 金 流 动 方 法 tiē xiàn xiàn jīn liú dòng fāng fǎ Discounted Cash Flow (method) 现 金 流 动 xiàn jīn liú dòng cash flow 上 升 的 趋 势 rising tide / tide flow 水 流 过 滤 装 置 shuǐ liú guò lu:4 zhuāng zhì flow filter 水 流 控 制 shuǐ liú kòng zhì flow control 瞬 变 流 动 shùn biàn liú dòng transient flow 不 稳 流 动 bù wěn liú dòng transient flow 缓 流 huǎn liú sub-critical flow 基 因 流 动 jī yīn liú dòng gene flow / genetic flow 定 常 流 dìng cháng liú stationary flow / steady flow 连 续 流 动 电 泳 系 统 lián xù liú dòng diàn yǒng xì tǒng Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System
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